Walmart V. Dino Donofrio

On July 27, 2017, a Reno Police Department detective received a report of a burglary and theft. The victim stated she and her husband had allowed the defendant, Dino Donofrio, to move into their casita in August of 2016. He stayed with the family and was granted full access to the main house until June 1, of 2017.

On July 26, 2017, the defendant contacted the victim to inform her he had stolen a diamond bracelet and used her name to gain a credit card which he charged $200.00 at Walmart without her permission. When the victim checked her jewelry box, she discovered various jewelry missing including

On July 27, 2017, the detective conducted a records check of pawned property using Leads Online. He discovered the defendant had pawned numerous

The manager stated they did not have the coins and jewelry the defendant sold to them. He explained all the items were sold off as scrape. The victim’s husband went to Northern Nevada Coin to see if he could recognize any of their items as his. He was unable to verify with certainty that any of the coins belonged to him.

On July 27, 2017, the victim, victim’s husband and daughter emailed the detective stating the defendant had text messaged them stating he had pawned the stolen items at Premier Jewelry and Loan and attached photos of coin placed next to a plastic bag labeled “Zuzannes Coins” and a photo of 13 coins on a piece of paper with “13 Dollars 8.4 oz (240G) $100.00” written on it.

On August 3, 2017, the victim’s daughter was able to make contact with the defendant by text messaging. She asked him for the location of the missing jewelry. The defendant responded stating he had sold most of it to Premier Jewelry and Loan. He was unsure of exactly when he sold the property because he was “high and foggy” but estimated it was between two to four months ago. He also stated he did sell some of the property to an unknown